I feel like I am falling off the planet!

Oh my, Kate! :O *76* pieces?!? No wonder you've been busy! I hope this customer appreciates all the work involved. ;)

Ahh Kate, I feel for you. Years ago my dear Mom would ask ( in the Spring) if I would make her an outfit. "Sure Mom, I would answer." ( You would think that I would learn.) She would then search to purchase a pattern that had the most pieces. After all, Barbara sews beautifully! It would take at least a week to find the correct fabric and cut it out. Then another week to sew it up and try it on, and then it had to be fitted and completed, and pressed. No wonder that I stick to the most basic patterns for myself and DGD. Barbara in SC

Gosh Kate, you do love a challenge! I am looking forward to the finished project. Hope you don't finish and have a leftover piece or two! Nice to have you come up for air here. Taria

I haven't managed to drop in properly for months, and I haven't set a quilting needle to my quilt for Ruby the Great Niece for weeks. Jolly Dicey have been busy, which is good. And I thought my latest adventure would amuse...

This is a doublet for a customer:

I make that a total of 76 bits of fabric, and the thing had no sleeves! I'll post pix when it's done.

Meanwhile y'all be good now...

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Well Kate, we sure all feel for you, but be honest: Isn't that the elixir of your life? ;-) Just plain simple patterns would bore the knickers offa your bum if they should ever make it into your workshop. ;-) And don't forget not to do the matching hat to the bride's dress. ;->

U. - herself too daft for anything beyond Burda style patterns (so far).

LOL. Leftover pieces? I could do that. Polly

He will! I'm looking forward to the Edwardian wedding dress: Su has made the pattern for that and I get to make the little blouse to go under the main dress, in pink silk and £200 of silver lace!

Well all these bits are my own fault. He sent us a picture of a shield. I sent back a pic of the doublet based on the shield. He fell for it.

Luckily the next one is an Edwaerdian wedding gown: corset, under-blouse and gown. Much simpler!

No left over bits and only a few hooks and eyes to go... :)

Giggle... Well, yes, but 76? That is a bit excessive! And I don't think she's having a hat. Dunno: we'll ask her tomorrow at the fitting.

Burda are good. I've yet to find one that didn't fit together properly. Even the ones off the Burdastyle website that you print at home work well if you take care with sticking them together.

All present and correct!

The expression 'Dog's breakfast' comes to mind! :D

Colours in every hue from Ogre Snot Green and Medical Problem Brown to Christmas Tree Tinsel gold and eye-exploding leopard print fur, and every fabric type from cobweb fine French lace to bomb-proof corset coutil, via Harris Tweed and swimwear Lycra! I'm not sure how we'd accommodate the 5/8" flat steel hoop petticoat boning, the curtain weights, or the 2" wide plastic luggage buckles...

It's good to get my nose in the door here.